One more Item checked off my bucket list! My brother, Will and I spent 11 days with AmaWaterways exploring the ancient pyramids and temples of Egypt. We learned so much about history and how these amazing structures were built. I can’t explain the feeling you have when looking at the great step pyramid of King Zoser then realizing the structure ... …

Day 1 – Arrived in Zurich!  There was a group of 8 on this FAM trip; 3 were from Avanti and the other 5 were Travel Advisors.  The Travel Advisors were from Chicago, Cincinnati, Alabama, Nebraska and of course Montana.  We met up with our hosts, Heidi and Marie Louise with Switzerland Travel Centre.  They accompanied us throughout our journey ... …

Chris and I arrived in Barcelona around 12:30 pm.  We grabbed a taxi to our hotel which was easy to find the queue just outside of baggage claim.  We stayed at the Catalonia Hotel Portal l’Angel which is located on one of the pedestrian only streets in the La Ramblas area.  The Catalonia Hotel was located near shopping and restaurants, ... …

I had the opportunity to attend ASTA’s River Cruise Expo in Amsterdam last month. This event was amazing with 1200 travel agents, nine river cruise suppliers and many more suppliers at the trade show portion of the event.  My time at the expo was spent in educational sessions with Avalon and Riviera, inspecting 12 river cruise ships and enjoying meals ... …